Garment loop or buckle.



C. S. COMSTOCK, SR.

GARMENT LOOP 0R BUCKLE APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26. l 9l3. v

1 50,284. Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

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GARMENT LOOP. on BUCKLE.

4 specificatiqilpf t r e t Patented. Dec. 18,1917.

Application filed February 26,1913. Serial No. 750,799.

To all whom it may concern: f Be it known that I, CLARK S. COMSTOCK,

, S12, a citizen of the United States, residing in East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Loops or Buckles, of which the following is a specification. f

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in garment loops which are particularly designed for use in connection with buckles for use'on overall straps, suspenders or the like, although the inventio'n'may be used as a loop member separate from the buckle or in connection with other devices. In devices of this character a loop is provided which is constructed of sheet metal or wire which is designed to engage I a button on overalls or trousers. Such loops areusually constructed with a button recess at the bottom and a slightly contracted throat through which the button shank passes'when the loop is adjusted in place. The loops are necessarily made -of compara tively 'stifi' and heavy metal in order to withstand the strains of use, and sometimes possesses a slight springiness at the throat suflicient to expand slightly when the button shank is passed through the throat.

Such loops have not been, however, capable of receiving button shanks of different di-y ameters, since the structures have not possessed sufiicient sprlnginess to accommodate larger and smaller button shanks and at the same'time to contract to prevent disengagement'of the parts after the'button is introduced; r

, According to the present invention I provide a loop which is of sufficiently heavy and stifrfconstruction to withstand all of the strains -of'use,and which nevertheless has sufiicient springiness or yielding qualities atthe throat to accommodate a variety of sizes of button shanks. Atthe' same time I am able to retain the general 'form of loop which has proved satisfactory in service and to produce a construction which is neat and "pleasing inappearance and economical in manufacture.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate one form of the invention,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention as applied to an overall buckle.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig 1, show i g the throat expanded.

Fig; 3 is an edgeview." I Fig. 4 is a section on the lined- 1 in Fig. 1. 1 1 7 Referring to the drawings, A indicates the loop portion which in'the construction showni'scombined Witha buckle B, the ends of the'wire forming the loop portion being passed 'tlirougheyes' C 0 formed in the buckle frame and being pointed to form buckle prongs D 'D; The buckle frame hence forms-a support'forthe loop:in the embodiment shown, but it isobvious that the ends of the loop wireinaybe connected or supported in anyother suitable way, so that the loopmay be used either alone orinbonnect'i'on with other devices.

The loop A, to which the invention relates is preferably formed of a single piece of wire so constructed as to provide a throat E andia button recess F: The'throat E is preferably contracted with relation to the recess so that'a button shank in passing through the throat enlarges the, same slightly and then'contra'cts after the shank of the button has reached the recess F so as to prevent accidental disengagement of the button and loop. In the usual construction of loop the sides a a are continueddownwardly from the top of the loop directly to the portions b b for'ming the throat. But in such constructions the rigidity of. the material has permitted only a veryslight expansion of the width of the throat sufficient to'permit theexact diameter of button shank'forwhich itl is designed topass through it with a'slight effort; Such constructions, have, however, not permitted the use of buttons having larger shanks since the'metal is not sulficie ntlylyielding to" permit the introduction 'of-theshank through the throat, norha've they'beemcapable ofsatisfactory use in connection with buttons ot'smalle r shank for the-reason that'thethroat is then'to'o large 'to prevent the accidental disengagement of the button; By the presenfi'nvention the loop is so constructed as 'to'ade quately hold the smaller sizes of shank and yet is capable of expanding to receive the larger sizes. This capability is provided in outside of the throat portion E so that the latter presents an unbroken and continuous surface from its top to the recess F. It is preferable to arrange the convolutions 0 as thus described although they may be arranged on the interior of the buckle if desired. In any event it is preferable to arrange the parts in such manner that the convolutions are elongated and narrow so that the several portions of the wire on each side are closely arranged as best indicated in Fig. 4, as thereby the total width of the loop at the throat portion is not unduly extended. Preferably also the wire forming the loop corresponds in its curvature to the curvature of the portions forming the throat, being bent inwardly along the throat as shown. As thus constructed the loop is symmetrical and pleasing in appearance and is not unwieldy or awkward to handle.

Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the action of the loop. In these figures the latter is shown of normal size and is capable of adequately retaining a button whose shank is slightly larger in diameter than the width of the throat. At the same time the loop is capable of expanding to receive a button whose shank is as large as that indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in section in Fig. 2. These two sizes of shank represent the usual extremes in buttons of this kind, but if a still larger capacity is required the convolutions of the loop may be separated to agreater extent and larger sizes accommodated.

While I have shown and described one form of the invention, it is understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto as various changes may be made therein without departing from the invention. It is possible for instance to form more than one convolution 0 on each side or to vary the shape of the convolutions or their position with relation to the body of the loop. It is preferable that the wire should be continuous from the throat to the button recess so as to avoid interruptions, in order to properly and smoothly guide the shank to the recess. While the loop is chiefly designed for suspenders or overall loops, it is useful in other connections, as for instance in stocking supporters wherein the elasticity of the loop is of value in accommodating the latter to differences in effective diameters of the buttons or studs and to differences in thickness of the stockings.

What I claim is 1. A garment loop having a throat portion and a button recess of larger diameter than the throat portion, said recess and throat portion being continuously connected and said loop having convolutions at its, sides to increase the capacity of the throat portion, said convolutions extending below the narrowest part of said throat portion, and the parts thereof lying in the same plane. v

2. A garment loop constructed of a continuous piece of wire or the like, and having a throat portion and a button-receiving recess of larger diameter than the throat portion, and said loop having convolutions on each side of the throat portions, the wire forming the convolutions being uncrossed and extending below the narrowest part of the latter.

3. A garment loop having a throat portion and a button-receiving recess of larger diameter than the throat portion constructed of a single piece of wire, and said loop having a convolution 0 on each side of, the throat portion, and formed of uncrossed wire, such convolutions lying throughout in the same general plane as the throat portion and conforming to the latter in shape.

4. A garment loop comprising a single piece of wire having a throat portion E and a button recess F, said wire being extended upwardly on both sides of the recess to form a throat and then downwardly along the throat and thence upwardly to form loops 0 0, said loops lying in the same general plane as the throat.

5. A garment loop comprising a single piece of wire having a throat portion and a button receiving recess, the button receiving recess being of larger diameter than the throat portion, said wire being extended upwardly on both sides of the recess to form the throat and thence downwardly along the throat to a point below-the latter and thence upwardly along the downward portions to form extended loops, the members of said loops lying in approximately parallel relation.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARK S. COMSTOCK, SENIOR. Witnesses:

HENRY M. TURK, FRED Copies of this. patent may be obtained tor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. $1. 

